For the first time in the history of the race for scores and rankings, Quang Nam has not been dropped out of the top 30 provinces and cities with the highest PCI index in Vietnam.
Many analyses have shown that PCI scores or rankings are not decisive in assessing the success or failure in providing an investment and business environment or the governance capacity of local governments.
However, although it is only a reference channel, many investors have relied on this index to compare localities before investing. Once PCI continuously drops in rank, it forces localities to self-awarely recognize the weaknesses and strengths of the reform process to improve the local image.
Without "overly ambitious", Quang Nam only aims to strive for PCI in 2024 and the following years to be in the top 30 nationwide. The locality will focus on improving the component indexes that have decreased in score (access to land, dynamism of provincial government, transparency, fair competition, business support policies and legal institutions and security and order) and continue to maintain and improve the scores of the component indexes that increased in score in 2023 (market entry, informal costs, time costs and labor training). Strive to have 6/10 component indexes achieve over 7 points in 2024.
According to Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Quang Buu, this improvement plan focuses on overcoming inherent weaknesses. The Provincial People's Committee requests departments, branches, and localities within their authority to proactively propose specific solutions and effectively organize and implement assigned tasks according to specific appendices to achieve the best results in practice.
The results of the assigned indicators/components, these agencies must be responsible and accountable to the Provincial People's Committee. News agencies, newspapers, social platforms... are an important part of conveying the index improvement plan, for implementation by all levels and sectors...
"The difference of this improvement plan is that it will put an end to the lack of coordination, avoidance, and shirking of responsibility among public and local agencies, reduce communication gaps, and force the public servants to emphasize the importance of improving the investment environment in the spirit of serving businesses," said Mr. Buu.
The business community has acknowledged that Quang Nam does not lack proper plans and directives, but the lack of implementation has made the reforms not as expected. The quality of implementation from the grassroots level based on the directives and documents of the higher authorities, whether they meet the requirements of businesses or not, is the most important thing. The success of the reform still depends on the assessment and scoring of businesses in practice, through the PCI announcements in the coming years!
Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/quang-nam-dat-chi-tieu-nang-luc-canh-tranh-3138721.html
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